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患者

huànzhě
noun HSK 6 #4,322

Measure Word

一位患者 wèi

Meanings

  1. 1 patient (medical)
  2. 2 sufferer (of a disease)

Characters

患
huàn
to suffer from; to contract (illness)
者
zhě
person; one who
One who suffers from illness — a patient.

Examples

这家医院每天接待上百位患者。
Zhè jiā yīyuàn měitiān jiēdài shàng bǎi wèi huànzhě.
This hospital receives over a hundred patients every day.
癌症患者需要特别的照顾。
Áizhèng huànzhě xūyào tèbié de zhàogù.
Cancer patients need special care.
医生耐心地听患者描述症状。
Yīshēng nàixīn de tīng huànzhě miáoshù zhèngzhuàng.
The doctor patiently listened to the patient describe the symptoms.

Tips

usage
患者 (formal, medical context) vs 病人 (bìngrén, more general/casual). Use 患者 in medical or news contexts, 病人 in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

患 huàn
者 zhě